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I just bought a car need advice

  • 22-04-2014 2:33pm
    #1
    tonyheaney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭


    HI

    I just bought a car today 2004 Fiat Panda 1.2 5dr, I find the clutch to be a bit sticky. I got a guy to look it over, then I asked him to drive it for me and it drove perfectly. Is it normal to not be used to the clutch? I have been having driving lessons and the learner car seems smoother. I know where the bite is on the learner car but with my car, when I think I know where the bite is the car will have already stalled. In one hour lesson if I did stall the learner car it would only be once (if ever) but with my car I stalled 6 times. HELP :confused:

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  • #2
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭kermitpwee


    Doubt there is much wrong with the clutch, the clutch is different in every car and it can take a while, maybe give it some throttle as you are letting up the clutch


  • #3
    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    My last flat mate and I had avensisesese of the same vintage. His clutch was very easy press, mine a bit stiffer. Mine started slipping after and was changed. It was still stiffer than his.

    Depending on how the car was used springs on the pedals, cylinders in the system, how old your clutch fluid is it will take different effort to press the clutch.

    I dont think you have a problem every car is different.


  • #4
    Interslice
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    throttle body might need a clean.


  • #5
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Perfectly normal to take some time to get used to a clutch. Im driving for 14 years and I stalled my girlfriends new car twice the first time I drove it recently!


  • #6
    akura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭akura


    Is the driving instructors car a diesel? Because diesels are generally harder to stall than petrol.
    I had this problem myself where I kept stalling my 1.1 Saxo for a few weeks after getting it, but rarely stalled the instructors diesel polo even from when I first started taking lessons


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  • #7
    tonyheaney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭tonyheaney


    akura wrote: »
    Is the driving instructors car a diesel? Because diesels are generally harder to stall than petrol.
    I had this problem myself where I kept stalling my 1.1 Saxo for a few weeks after getting it, but rarely stalled the instructors diesel polo even from when I first started taking lessons

    Hi akura Yes the instructors car is diesel and if i stalled it 2 or 3 times in 15 hours in his ive stalled it a million times in mine.

    Update: He drove my car yesterday and it was fine, I apparently have a slow start car, where i was used to his get up and go diesel car mines more like crawl out of bed type of car :D:D.


    To all who replied i would like to thank you for taking the time to answer and i very much appreciate the patience and kid thoughts.


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